Irish Counties - Limerick

County Limerick (Contae Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. The River Shannon flows through Limerick city and into the Atlantic Ocean. Below the city, the waterway is known as the Shannon Estuary. Because the estuary is shallow, the county's most important port is several kilometres west of Limerick city, at Foynes.

Rugby is very popular in Limerick, but is mostly focused around the city and the Garryowen rugby club. The GAA is also strong in Limerick and the county has won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship seven times, most recently in 1973. The county has not been successful at Gaelic football, last winning the Sam Maguire in 1896.

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• Limerick People
• Limerick History
• Limerick Travel

Writers associated with Co. Limerick include:

• Curtain, Michael
• Hartnett/Ó hAirtnéide, Michael/Micheál poet/file & translator
• McCourt, Frank
• Nestor, Tom
• O'Brien, Kate novelist, travel writer & biographer
• Ó Floinn/O'Flynn, Críostóir/Christoir file, drámadóir, úrscéalaí & translator
• O'Grady, Desmond poet & translator

Towns and Villages:
Limerick City, Abbeyfeale, Adare, Askeaton, Athea, Ballingarry, Bruff, Cappamore, Castleconnell, Croom, Foynes, Garryowen, Garryspillane, Hospital, Kilmallock, Newcastlewest, Oola, Patrickswell, Rathkeale, Tuarnafola